563
500+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2009
- Posts
- 560
- Likes
- 18
Oh, you guys are great! Thanks. Hey, any tips for how I should store them?
Well, I only tried 'em out for a few minutes last night on my Cary Xciter, using two Dynaco (Telefunken) 12AX7s on the front end and a quad of just some Gold Lion KT66 reissue power tubes. I also have a bunch of other 12AX7 tubes I'll be playing with, including some Amperex bugle boys (12AX7) which I pulled from my parents' old (1959) stereo. My other rig, unfortunately, is still boxed up (for lack of space) - also a Cary - the SLI-80 F1, and also a tube amp. Those use 6922 tubes. Anyway, I'm sure I'll be experimenting with different combinations...
I do have, for my office set up (I work out of my apartment), the headroom ultra-micro stack, which is my only solid state set up - a sweet one too - and will try the phones out on that too. As for price, cifini, remember, it was also advertised "OBO," so I was able to negotiate down a few hundred dollars. I figure, since I barely use my car, living in NYC, that's money I saved not buying gasoline Of course, looking at the old posts from 2003 or so, well, tears in my eyes
Critical now is to find a good way to store these, as, living in NYC, dust is a major issue. Right now, they're very, very well protected, triple bagged, etc., but I want to be able to grab them on whim without elaborate packing and unpacking.
They do look absolutely brand new (though still awaiting the flats for the real test). This is one major purchase I don't regret.
Great tip, and the seller did in fact put them in a big ziploc bag, after wrapping them in bubble wrap. I never heard of renaissance wax - I'll have to check that out .... Is it oily? No risk at all to the lettering, etc.?
Right now, the ziploc bag they came in is, in turn, in a UPS box, which in turn is in a larger box also protected by bubble wrap. Really safe, but obviously not easily accessible. I'm kind of clumsy, as mentioned, so is there anything I should watch out for in terms of not twisting, messing up the Joe Grado ultra bandwidth cable (or putting undue stress on it?)
Did you have to cut out the foam to make the cans fit? If so, how did you do that? Thanks.
You know rhythm, you make a good point. Your post is a good reminder that those of us who have a decent job, let alone a few extra shekels to indulge in our not-so-cheap hobby, should really be grateful for our good fortune ... .